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Western Venture Likely Sunk After Fire

Rosemarie Alexander/KTOO and Jay Barrett/KMXT The U.S. Coast Guard says a 59-foot longliner that burned Sunday in the Bering Sea has likely sunk. A Jayhawk helicopter crew Monday flew over the area where the Western Venture was last seen, about 70 miles west of Adak, according to Coast Guard spokeswoman Sara Mooers in Kodiak. “We had good search conditions with …

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‘No Hassle’ GED Testing Available Saturday

Jay Barrett/KMXT We’ve had a number of stories this year about how changes are coming to the G.E.D., or General Education Development, test in January. Adelia Myrick, the adult basic education coordinator at Kodiak College told KMXT the 2014 test will likely be longer, more challenging and more expensive. “I’m all for improving the level of education but I do …

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Price Down as Sea Cucumber Harvest Continues

Jay Barrett/KMXT Sea cucumber fishermen are plying Kodiak Island waters these days. The season had its fourth fishing period open Monday in four of the six local districts. The season opened by regulation on October 1st. Fish and Game in Kodiak reports 24 divers on seven boats are participating this season. The guideline harvest level, or GHL, is 140,000 pounds …

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Lecture on Pre-Statehood Fish Traps Today

Jay Barrett/KMXT One of the prime movers in the Alaska Statehood movement before that became a reality in 1959 was taking commercial salmon fishing decisions out of the hands of the federal government, which was largely influenced by the powerful Seattle seafood processors. Their use of fish traps had slaughtered so many salmon the fisheries around the state had become …

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After 11 Months, Tustumena Returns to Kodiak

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The Tustumena arrives in Kodiak on Monday after 11 months in Seward Ship’s Dry Dock. Brianna Gibbs/photo Brianna Gibbs/KMXT After 11 months the M/V Tustumena is back in service. The ship was in Seward Ship’s Dry Dock since November, but as KMXT’s Brianna Gibbs reports, it’s back in action and pulled in to Kodiak early Monday afternoon.

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Buried Fuel Tank Suspected Source of Fuel Spill

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White absorbent booms were placed across a small stream by Bayside Fire Dept. to prevent leaked stove oil from spreading. Jay Barrett/KMXT photo Jay Barrett/KMXT An underground residential fuel tank is the suspected culprit in a fuel oil spill in Woodland Acres. Bayside Fire Chief Bob Himes said he received a report of a strong smell of diesel early Thursday …

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Bears Continue Court and Pool Dominance

Jay Barrett/KMXT Volleyball The Kodiak High School Bears volleyball team remains unbeaten in the Northern Lights Conference after sweeping Wasilla here over the weekend. The Bears are now 8-and-0 in the NLC. On Friday Hannah Wandersee had nine kills to lead the Bears to 25-13, 25-19 and 25-17 wins in the middle school gym. Kodiak repeated on Saturday, winning 25-16, …

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New Alaska Waste Manager Coming to Kodiak

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Come November Kodiak will have a new district manager for Alaska Waste. After three and a half years in Kodiak, current Manager Rick Vahl has decided to take a new job in Mammoth Lakes, California. Vahl came to Kodiak right as the borough decided to switch to the controversial roll cart method of collecting trash. Vahl said he …

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